Seals

Weddell seals from Erebus Bay in Antarctica have been studied for decades. One of the scientists, William Link with the U.S. Geological Survey captured a heartwarming moment involving a mother and her pup back in October.

Humane Society International is clarifying the group’s position on the Inuit seal hunt, as an Inuit protest against Ellen DeGeneres gains support.

Propaganda and cultural bias are hurting Inuit hunters and communities that have relied on seal hunting for millennia and now need it to participate in the modern cash economy. That was the message from several Inuit on Parliament Hill Tuesday to protest Europe’s seal products ban and share a culture that has evolved to include meticulously tailored sealskin coats that can cost up to $10,000.

Animal rights groups are crying foul over Bill C-555, which would make it difficult for them to observe the seal hunt.